Austereo

Austereo
Company type	Public
Traded as	ASX: AEO
Industry	Broadcast media
Founded	1980 in Adelaide, Australia
Founder	Paul Thompson
Defunct	21 July 2011
Fate	Acquired by Southern Cross Media Group
Successor	Southern Cross Austereo
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia
Key people	Peter Harvie (Chairman); Guy Dobson (CEO); Kathy Gramp (CFO); Ross Forgione (CIO); Craig Bruce (Head of Content); Adam Lang (Director of Operations); Jeremy McVean (Head of Digital Strategy);
Products	Today Network; Triple M; Barry; Radar;
Website	austereo.com.au

Austereo was an Australian mass media company based in Melbourne. It was founded in 1980 by Paul Thompson, and operated 16 radio stations in metropolitan and regional Australia under the Today Network and Triple M brands. In 2011, the company's majority shareholder Village Roadshow sold its shareholding to Southern Cross Media Group, which began trading as Southern Cross Austereo from 21 July.^[1]^[2]

^ "Introducing the new look Southern Cross Austereo". Mumbrella. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ "New name: Southern Cross Austereo". Radioinfo.com.au. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2020.